Substantial investments needed in wildfire management

While fires rage across the western United States and are only expected to get worse thanks to climate change, experts say state and federal leaders must get ahead of the issue by ramping up wildfire fuel management efforts. State and federal elected officials have acknowledged the work that needs to be done, but the next steps include dedicating significant funding toward management practices that have proven to reduce the severity of wildfire. Plus, Violence prompts businesses to invest in armed security, bulletproof vests, and Portland to remove Laurelhurst Park homeless camp after safety deteriorates 00:00 Substantial investments needed in wildfire management 03:41 Violence prompts businesses to invest in armed security, bulletproof vests 04:54 Portland to remove Laurelhurst Park homeless camp after safety deteriorates _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook:   / katunews   KATU on Twitter:   / katunews   Subscribe to KATU on YouTube:    / @katunews   Daily News Playlist:    • KATU Daily News Playlist   For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newstips@katu.com Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland